Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces Since 1977

Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces Since 1977 (Mousse Publishing, 2024), a winning project of the Italian Council, Edition XI, is a volume that reconstructs the history of nonpro t exhibition spaces in Bologna from 1977 to the present. The book's editors, Roberto Pinto and Francesco Spampinato, will be in conversation with DeeMo, among the founders of the legendary Isola Nel Kantiere (1988-1991), and Valentina Morandi, author of valuable photographic documentation, including the cover image, a photo taken at Livello 57. The book's title recalls a 1978 song by the English post-punk band Scritti Politti, emblematic of the international perception of Bologna in those years as an epicenter of political agitation and cultural innovation. The volume includes historical-theoretical essays and valuable archival visual documents.